3. SDS - Surgical Instrumentation
• INSTRUMENTATION
o Classifications
o Cutting/Dissecting
o Grasping/Holding
o Clamping/Occluding
o Retracting/Viewing
o Probing
o Dilating
o Suturing
o Suctioning
o Micro Instrumentation
o Instrument Care and Handling
o Types of Instrument Sets
o Instrument List/Count Sheet
o Specialty Equipment
o Accessory Equipment
o Supplies
o Catheters, Tubes, and Drains
• THE OPERATING ROOM
o History of Surgical Technology
o History of Surgical Roles
o Types of Surgery
o Surgical Specialties
o Physical Design of the Surgery Department
o Areas of the Operating Room
o Instrument Room
o Utility and Decontamination Room
o Physical Components of the Operative Suite
o Ventilation System
o Sub sterile Area
o Direct Support Services
o Preoperative Check-In Unit
o Preoperative Holding Area
o Post Anesthesia Care Unit
o Laboratory Department
o Radiology Department
o Pathology Department
o Environmental Services
o Central Sterile Supply and Processing
o Physics and Electricity
o Terminology